Old Crystal Mill Crystal Colorado
by Paula Ayers
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Old Crystal Mill Crystal Colorado
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Paula Ayers
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The Crystal Mill, or the Old Mill is an 1892-93 wooden powerhouse located on an outcrop above the Crystal River in Crystal, Colorado, United States. Although called a mill, it is more correctly denoted as a compressor station, which used a water turbine to drive an air compressor. The compressed air was then used to power other machinery or tools. Originally it had a horizontal waterwheel which generated compressed air for miners in the nearby silver mines.
In the 21st century, the mill is usually called the Crystal Mill or the Old Crystal Mill. Many decades ago, when the mill was still in use, it was called the Sheep Mountain Power House[3] at the Lost Horse Millsite, or simply the Lost Horse Mill. Sometimes it is erroneously called the Dead Horse Mill. (Wikipedia Online)
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